McBee, Vardry, 1775-1864
Southern businessman.
From the description of Letters, 1818-1857. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39390405
Planter and businessman of Greenville, S.C.; developer of textile industry during antebellum era, including Camperdown Mills on the Reedy River; born in Spartanburg County in 1775, McBee was called 'The Father of Greenville.'
Vardry founded many business and civic organizations; he contributed land for various churches and academies in Greenville, and was instrumental in relocating Furman University from Edgefield to Greenville in 1851, and in securing for Greenville in 1853 its first railroad, the Columbia and Greenville, for which he later served as president.
From the description of Vardry McBee Papers, 1842-1855. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 56339616
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| referencedIn | McBee family. McBee family papers, 1754-1937. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| creatorOf | McBee, Vardry, 1775-1864. Vardry McBee Papers, 1842-1855. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | McBee, William Pinckney, 1820-1860. William Pinckney McBee papers, 1819-1937. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | McBee, Vardry, 1775-1864. Ledger B. | Greenville County Library System, Hughes Main | |
| creatorOf | McBee, Vardry, 1775-1864. Letters, 1818-1857. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| referencedIn | P. Whitin and Sons. Records, 1846-1861. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries |
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Filters:
| Relation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| associatedWith | Camperdown Mils (Greenville County, S.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | McBee family. | family |
| associatedWith | McBee family. | family |
| associatedWith | McBee family. | family |
| associatedWith | McBee, Vardry Alexander, 1818-1904. | person |
| correspondedWith | McBee, William Pinckney, 1820-1860. | person |
| correspondedWith | P. Whitin and Sons | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | P. Whitin and Sons | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Williams family. | family |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| South Carolina--Greenville County | |||
| South Carolina--Greenville County | |||
| Greenville County (S.C.) | |||
| Southern States | |||
| South Carolina--Greenville | |||
| California | |||
| Reedy River (S.C.) | |||
| United States | |||
| United States | |||
| Greenville (S.C.) |
| Subject |
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| Slavery |
| Accounting |
| Business enterprises |
| Real property |
| Railroads |
| Retail trade |
| Road construction |
| Textile industry |
| Textile machinery |
| Wells |
| Occupation |
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| Activity |
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Person
Birth 1775
Death 1864
